In November and December of 2008, I spent about 2 months backpacking across SE Asia. While I was in Vang Vieng, Laos, I decided to go tubing a couple of times b/c it seemed like such a blast and all I kept hearing about was the tubing experience from other travelers. Well, the 2nd day of my tubing experience turned out to be something that I think about on a daily basis, still to this day. I can easily tell you what a blast it was and how much fun I had at all the bucket bars and playing mud volleyball with everyone. However, it was also one of the scariest days/nights/mornings of my entire life. For anyone who has not been tubing along this river, there are small pickup trucks that locals use to transport
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